“This is a master class in how to build suspense through dialogue. Ray Milland’s murderous husband is one of my favourite villains – dapper and polite all while he plots to have his wife killed.”

Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)

“Don’t underestimate a good, creepy location for your suspense story. The Dakota, with its spires and gargoyles, is as much a character as the young married couple that gets manipulated by a coven of Satan worshippers.”

See page 11 of The Reader for more on movies that inspired Peter Swanson.